Casco Products Company Automotive parts. J.H. Cone founded the “Connecticut Automotive Specialties Company, Inc.” in 1921 to produce Vacuum Tank Floats, and then incorporated his company as the CASCO Products Corporation in 1924. In 1926 Casco introduced the pocket lighter and in 1928 the company introduced the automotive cigar lighter with a removable heating unit to the Ford Motor Company. Casco became well known for its automotive parts such as gear shift balls, splash guards, fender guides and grilles, windshield heaters, and rear-view mirrors. It also produced electrical appliances such as irons, razors, floor lamps, and fans. During WWII, Casco received over $2,850,000 in US government contracts to produce armor piercing bullets and fuses for mortars and oil bombs.